Julian Rotter
Julian Rotter · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist known for social learning theory and locus of control
1916, Brooklyn, New York City, United States — 2014, United States
United States
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Rotter was an American psychologist who built social learning theory and introduced the influential concept of 'locus of control', the degree to which people believe they control their own outcomes. Born to Jewish immigrant parents in Brooklyn, he taught at Ohio State University and the University of Connecticut. His ideas remain central to personality and clinical psychology.
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Psychologist known for social learning theory and locus of control
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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